Local law enforcement and local jurisdictions should not be required to enforce federal immigration law, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo said.

The Vatican earlier posed no objection to the beatification process of Father Palliola, who established Christian settlements in the western part of Mindanao among the Subanon tribe.

"The Catholic Church remains committed to ensuring the fundamental right to medical care, a right which is in keeping with the God-given dignity of every person, and the corresponding obligation as a country to provide for this right."

In recent years, the Jesuit university "has experienced a series of financial challenges," like many small, public and private universities, a university news release said.

Migration should be "a choice rather than something forced or involuntary," said Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza.

Cardinal-designate Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, who will become the first cardinal from Laos, is an ethnic Khmu, a hill tribe from northern Laos and southern China.

Gunmen claiming to have links with the Islamic State group threatened to kill hostages, including a Catholic priest, who were taken from the southern Philippine city of Marawi on May 23.

In April, the Iowa Legislature changed the current Medicaid family planning waiver program to prevent reimbursement of abortion providers, which includes Planned Parenthood.

Tens of thousands of Haitians enrolled under the Temporary Protected Status program can stay in the United States until at least January.

Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers to all those affected "by this senseless act of violence" in Manchester, England.